Types of Communication Worksheet
Communication tip (Ask how the message travels): Verbal (spoken): talking on the phone, answering aloud in class, telling a story aloud, a speech in assembly. Non-verbal: a smile, a thumbs-up, nodding your head, a frown, crossing your arms, a shrug. Written: a letter, a text message, a note in the diary, an email, a notice on the board. Visual: a map, a bar chart, a traffic light, a diagram of a plant, a no-entry symbol, a picture timetable.
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- 1.True or false: “chatting with a friend” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 2.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) it is always faster (b) you can read it again (c) it has no words (d) nobody can read it
- 3.True or false: “a text message” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a note in the diary (b) a smile (c) a notice on the board (d) a letter to Nani
- 5.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) verbal (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 6.🚦 What does a red traffic light communicate? (a) stop (b) hurry up (c) turn left (d) go
- 7.🗂️ Which type of communication is asking the way aloud? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) non-verbal (d) written
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smile (b) a frown (c) talking on the phone (d) nodding your head
- 9.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 10.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) it hides the data (b) numbers are easy to see (c) charts need no data (d) it looks longer
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a picture timetable (b) a diagram of a plant (c) chatting with a friend (d) a traffic light
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is talking on the phone? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 13.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 14.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a bar chart (b) an email (c) a diagram of a plant (d) talking on the phone
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a text message (b) a wave goodbye (c) a shrug (d) nodding your head
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) asking the way aloud (c) a speech in assembly (d) crossing your arms
- 17.🗂️ Which type of communication is a note in the diary? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) visual (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 18.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) verbal communication (b) visual communication (c) written communication (d) no communication
- 19.True or false: “a speech in assembly” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a wave goodbye (c) a bar chart (d) a picture timetable
- 21.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) a birthday card message (b) a picture timetable (c) a frown (d) a speech in assembly
- 22.True or false: “a bar chart” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) spoken (verbal) (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) visual
- 24.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) written (b) verbal (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a story aloud (b) talking on the phone (c) a letter to Nani (d) answering aloud in class
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) chatting with a friend (b) a speech in assembly (c) a map (d) a frown
- 27.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a wave goodbye (b) answering aloud in class (c) a notice on the board (d) a map
- 28.🗂️ Which of these is written communication? (a) talking on the phone (b) a speech in assembly (c) a notice on the board (d) asking the way aloud
- 29.True or false: “a note in the diary” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: “a birthday card message” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗂️ Which type of communication is a picture timetable? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) written (d) spoken (verbal)
- 32.🗂️ Which type of communication is a diagram of a plant? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a birthday card message (c) chatting with a friend (d) a wave goodbye
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a no-entry symbol (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a picture timetable
- 35.True or false: “a frown” is written communication. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a picture timetable (c) a notice on the board (d) chatting with a friend
- 37.True or false: “a text message” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) answering aloud in class (c) a letter to Nani (d) a smile
- 40.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a traffic light (c) a text message (d) a wave goodbye
Answer key
- True
- you can read it again
- True
- a smile
- non-verbal
- stop
- spoken (verbal)
- talking on the phone
- True
- numbers are easy to see
- chatting with a friend
- spoken (verbal)
- written
- talking on the phone
- a text message
- crossing your arms
- written
- verbal communication
- True
- a wave goodbye
- a birthday card message
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- visual
- a letter to Nani
- a frown
- answering aloud in class
- a notice on the board
- True
- False
- visual
- visual
- a wave goodbye
- asking the way aloud
- False
- a picture timetable
- False
- False
- a smile
- a traffic light
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